Explore the Spectrum With the Founder of Photobiology

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mkoppen — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:22:40 GMT

Do these bulbs stimulate Vit D production indoors?

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rfontanes — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:15:41 GMT

In the office I sit in and work nights, I never have to lights on. I heard is prevents the absorption of Vit. C.

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Doctor Judith — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:09:51 GMT

Dr. Ott came to my grade school every year in the late forties/early fifties with his wonderful time lapse movies. When he campaigned against flourescent lights in classrooms he was ridiculed initially. He suffered for being ahead of his time. My father was a chemist and an acquaintance of Linus Pauling; he avoided colds with vitamin C and even my mother ridiculed him. It seems that educated people are much more accepting of new ideas now of how to stay healthy.

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CHbirdlady — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:49:29 GMT

I liked the music, which was from Johann Strauss, NOT the '50's "cheesy" music referred to by Mariehelm who obviously is not a fan of classical music. The video showed phototropism in a most interesting way toward the end, where the leafy plant (an African violet perhaps?) "danced" to some of my favorite uplifting music (made more recently famous by Andre Rieu).

I have GroLux & VariLux fluorescent tubes in my 4 kitchen ceiling fixtures, the light of which is either pink or more bluish (I was trying for a balance of wavel lengths). I wonder how this light compares to full spectrum lights. Should I check into replacing them, or am I "safe" with this type of light? I put them in to get rid of the cool white bulbs that I thought could cause problems (I suffer from depression & fibromyalgia). I know I'll take hits (& advice) for staying out of the sun, but I burn fast, have had skin cancer, & with cataracts forming, have been advised by the opthamologist to always wear sun protection. When I do go out, I am totally covered & wear sun screen on my face.

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Rivkah_203 — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:09:48 GMT

Loved the music!

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geamantan — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:09:14 GMT

Dear Dr. Mercola,

Neat article! I would love if you could make a your full spectrum light bulbs available for European electric too, as I live in Europe. If you do, please let me know and I definitely want to buy some!

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WHATSupDOC — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:19:25 GMT

Here is another interesting fact from my own findings:

Computer screens are very similar to florecent light. So there is a reason why those children are fighting evey time they get on the computer!

I also get eye twitches and tendonitis ONLY when I am in front of the computer.

I've read online studies that say bacteria grows under florecent lighting.

This mercola report confirms what i suspected.

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naturalbeauty — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:21:44 GMT

Great to see this information surfacing again. The doctor I used to work for turned me on to light therapy. I bought a Light Puncture set by Peter Mandel. What a neat little device. It sends colored light along the acupuncture meridians directly to the organs or glands that need it. Light is truly the most important nutrient. Many if not most people who are sick don't get sunlight on their bodies. Slathering ourselves in toxic sunscreen is the worst thing you can do.

I quite liked the music and "dance" of the flowers. Very uplifting!

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robert77 — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:48:34 GMT

want to learn even more about us and our fascinating sun?.........just google "secrets of the super gods" by maurice cortterell AMAZING.....

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Herrmit — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:19:10 GMT

I may not have been clear enough with my previous comment. I have to wear my 'transition' lenses, (that darken in sunlight, and block UV) , at all times, because they're my prescription lenses, and I can't see well at all without them. I don't have any other prescription glasses. My concern is because my naked eyes never get to see raw, health giving rays from the sun.

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Dr Rik — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:16:35 GMT

I chose to raise my kids in Oregon (for assorted reasons) so I installed an 8' double fluorescent and had to order the full spectrum bulbs special (3x the price). We turned it on in the dark winter and I turned it off 15 minutes before bedtime. The kids loved it and would be ready to go to bed a few minutes after it went off. Great "cabin fever" strategy. My wife thought I was nuts, but then, she still does.

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LWWC2212 — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:19:11 GMT

Love the full spectrum lighting!! These lights should be in every home!

Is there any documentation about EMF's from this light?

Thank you for this great video.

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Herrmit — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:00:47 GMT

I have prescription 'transition' lenses in my glasses. Transition lenses darken in the sunlight, to protect the eyes from UV at all times. I''ve been wearing them constantly for the last five years, since it saves me from having to also have a pair of prescription sunglasses at hand. I don't get out in the sun much anyway, since I have an office job. I've been sitting in the sun at weekends to build up my vitamin D reserves, but still have my 'transition' lenses on whenever I'm outside.

Does the eye really have to have exposure to UV light if the rest of the body is being exposed to the sun once or twice a week?

Doesn't an excess of UV light contribute to cataract formation?

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amysnaturals — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:15:13 GMT

Dr. Mercola,

Thank you for sharing this video; it is nothing short of awesome. It just goes to prove that God has our well being at hand; not man!

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buffalo44 — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:56:27 GMT

What ultraviolet is Dr. Ott referring to? He said ".... this natural and necessary trace ultraviolet is, unfortunately, screened out by most window and even eyeglassses". In my research I found that "Ordinary glass is partially transparent to UVA but is opaque to shorter wavelengths".